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#AMERICAN #SPELLING 🇺🇸 AMERICAN SPELLING is different from 🇬🇧 BRITISH SPELLING in a number of ways. This is because at the time of the US Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1776, there was no unified standard of spelling, so both countries developed their own, different standards. Words ending in -our 🇬🇧 are -or 🇺🇸: 🇬🇧 Red is the colour of Labour. 🇺🇸 I asked her a fovor with good humor. Words ending in -re 🇬🇧 are -er 🇺🇸: 🇬🇧 It’s twelve kilometres from the centre. 🇺🇸 The theater costumes are of natural fibre. Words ending in -ise 🇬🇧 are -ize 🇺🇸: 🇬🇧 Let’s organise, not philosophise! 🇺🇸 They digitized and analyzed the information. Double consonants before -ing, -ed or -er in 🇬🇧 are single in 🇺🇸: 🇬🇧 He’s modelling the latest collection. 🇺🇸 She traveled alone to Europe.

1. Excessive use of mobile phones can cause harm to your eyes. 2. They released the animal back into the wild without causing it any harm. 3. We should try to reduce the harm that our actions have on the environment. 4. He was arrested for causing harm to public property. 5. She did not mean any harm, it was just a misunderstanding.

/r/ SOUNDS In 🇬🇧 British English, we only pronounce the /r/ sound if it comes at the beginning of a syllable. If it comes at the end, the 'r' just extends the vowel. EXAMPLES: 🦮 BARK - 🇬🇧 [bɑːk] 🇺🇸 [bɑrk] 🦜 BIRD - 🇬🇧 [bɜːd] 🇺🇸 [bɜrd]

#SUNDAY #SHORTS US AND UK PRONUNCIATION 📺 This week’s Sunday short is about AMERICAN and BRITISH pronunciation. 👉 Click HERE https://t.ly/xSrJb to see the original video! How do we pronounce these words? 🍅 TOMATO 🇬🇧 [təˈmɑːtəʊ] 🇺🇸 [təˈmeɪdəʊ] 🌱 HERB 🇬🇧[hɜːb] 🇺🇸 [ɜːb] 💊 VITAMIN 🇬🇧[ˈvitəmin] 🇺🇸 [ˈvaidəmin] Come back later this evening for the questions!

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#AMERICAN #DIALECTS 🇺🇸 AMERICAN ENGLISH has its own internal variations. Here are some ways different parts of the US are different. ‘Howdy!’ is a greeting most commonly heard in Texas. In Southern US states, Y’’all is the second person plural pronoun: • Y’all be good now while mama’s gone! Also in the Southern US, ‘bless you heart’ means ‘I feel sorry for you’ it’s sometimes used sarcastically: • You’ve lost your car keys? Well bless your heart! The adverb ‘hella’ means ‘very’ in some parts of Californnia: • They’ve been hella foolish not to prepare! The adverb ‘liketa’ means ‘almost’ in central parts of the US: • He liketa died of shock! 🫑 This is known as a ‘pepper’, ‘chili’ or even a ‘mango’ in different pats of the US

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#AMERICAN #VOCABULARY 🇺🇸 Americans use different words from 🇬🇧 Britons for the same things, as we saw on Sunday. 👇 Click the links 🔗 below to understand more! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 chips 🍟 french fries autumn 🍂 fall car park 🅿️ parking lot tap 🚰 faucet shop 🏪 store petrol ⛽️ gas trainers 👟 sneakers mobile phone 📱 cell phone torch 🔦 flashlight film 🎬 movie biscuit 🍪 cookie aubergine 🍆 eggplant football ⚽️ soccer handbag 👜 purse For a longer list (>100 items!) learn using this Quizlet! 👉 t.ly/zTMxl